Tremendous Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has denied studies that Nigeria’s gamers are demanding a particular bonus forward of Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff in opposition to Gabon.
In an announcement on X, Troost-Ekong stated the crew had not made any new monetary requests and urged followers to disregard deceptive tales. He defined that the gamers solely need the cost of excellent bonuses and allowances owed to them and former Tremendous Eagles gamers since 2019.
“As soon as decision is discovered we would be the first to verify. Every other assertion or declare, particularly calls for aside from the rightful request written about under, is fake. All we wish and proceed to do is give attention to the large video games forward,” Troost-Ekong said.
It was gathered that the concept of a particular playoff bonus didn’t come from the gamers however was first steered by the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) earlier than the crew’s camp in Morocco.
Studies point out that the gamers are looking for a good settlement of their long-overdue entitlements, not a rise in match bonuses.
In the meantime, all 24 invited gamers, together with Maduka Okoye, Victor Osimhen, and Alhassan Yusuf, are actually in camp in Rabat as preparations proceed for Thursday’s must-win conflict in opposition to Gabon.
Head coach Eric Chelle can be stated to be owed two months’ wage, although he has not made any public assertion about it.
